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Community Water System · PWS PA2350062

Finch Hill Water Co

Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania 18407 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

150
People served
1,395
EPA violations
126
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,395 drinking-water violations at Finch Hill Water Co, 9% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

1,395
Total EPA violations on record
9%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
150
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Finch Hill Water Co

Finch Hill Water Co is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County) through 38 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,395 total violations for this system , of which 126 (9%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,078 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 152 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Finch Hill Water Co's 1,395 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
150
Total Violations
1,395
Health-Based Violations
126
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
38
County
Lackawanna
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
126
Monitoring Violations
1,078
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 152 2023
Arsenic MCL 121 2017
Groundwater Rule MR 44 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 36 2017
OXAMYL MR 31 2015
Carbofuran MR 31 2015
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 31 2013
Methoxychlor MR 28 2013
Toxaphene MR 28 2013
Dalapon MR 28 2013
Diquat MR 28 2013
Glyphosate MR 28 2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 28 2013
Simazine MR 28 2013
Dinoseb MR 28 2013
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 28 2013
Atrazine MR 28 2013
2,4-D MR 28 2013
2,4,5-TP MR 28 2013
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 28 2013
Chlordane MR 28 2013
Endrin MR 28 2013
BHC-GAMMA MR 28 2013
Endothall MR 28 2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 28 2013
Picloram MR 28 2013
Heptachlor epoxide MR 28 2013
Pentachlorophenol MR 28 2013
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 28 2013
LASSO MR 28 2013

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Finch Hill Water Co.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA2350062 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Finch Hill Water Co under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Groundwater Rule MR 44 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 0700
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 5000
2023 Public Notice Other 152 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 7500
2022 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 7 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2980
2022 Trichloroethylene MR 7 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2984
2022 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 7 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2977
2022 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 7 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2981
2022 Carbon tetrachloride MR 7 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2982
2022 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 7 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2969
2022 Benzene MR 7 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2990
2022 Xylenes, Total MR 6 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2955
2022 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2964
2022 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2968
2022 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2985
2022 CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 SDWIS / PA2350062 / 2989

How Finch Hill Water Co Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Finch Hill Water Co Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,395 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 126 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 150 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Finch Hill Water Co water safe to drink? ▼
Finch Hill Water Co (PWS ID: PA2350062) has 1395 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Finch Hill Water Co serve? ▼
Finch Hill Water Co serves 150 people in Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 38 service connections.
What type of violations does Finch Hill Water Co have? ▼
Finch Hill Water Co has 1,395 total violations: 126 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,078 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Finch Hill Water Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Finch Hill Water Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Finch Hill Water Co use? ▼
Finch Hill Water Co uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.